Probably no to the above questions since this is about politics and not justice. But she needs to be charged with perjury and taken off the case. Look ay what this legal legend has to say, he is an expert and knows what he is talking about. Cory is no merit in my eyes anymore, and probably not in the legal community either. I wish the governor had to guts to fire her from this case right now!

Legal legend Alan Dershowitz blasted the special prosecutor in the Trayvon Martin case, accusing her of hiding evidence favorable to defendant George Zimmerman and committing perjury.

“If I were this prosecutor, I’d be hiring a lawyer at this point,” Dershowitz said of Angela Cory

Dershowitz leveled his bombshell charges in an interview Wednesday with Fox News' Megyn Kelly. The Harvard law professor, noted for winning an acquittal of Claus Von Bulow in the case that inspired the film “Reversal of Fortune,” said Cory overreached by charging Zimmerman with second-degree murder. And he said the affidavit she filed in support of the charges was illegal because it did not include evidence favorable to Zimmerman.

This affidavit submitted by the prosecutor in the Florida case is a crime,” Dershowitz said.

Cory made no mention of Zimmerman’s wounds or photos that might substantiate them when announcing the charge on April 11. Dershowitz said she was obligated to include any and all pertinent evidence. “It’s a perjurious affidavit.”

Even worse, Dershowitz warned that by overcharging Zimmerman, Cory may have planted the seed for riots if he is acquitted, as Dershowitz predicted will happen.

“If there are riots, it will be the prosecutor’s fault because she overcharged, raised expectations,” Dershowitz said. “This prosecutor not only may have suborned perjury, she may be responsible, if there are going to be riots here, for raising expectations to unreasonable levels.”

He said it is quite possible Zimmerman was guilty of a lesser charge, but the affidavit does not support a second-degree murder charge.

“There’s nothing in this affidavit that suggests second-degree murder. The elements of second-degree murder aren’t here."

We have to have a reasonable certainty of conviction before filing charges," Cory said.

But Dershowitz said Cory is the one who should be facing charges, arguing that her prosecution of the case has already taken a political turn.

I submit that Zimmerman was charged with murder to prevent race riots in our country and his attorney knows that.

The prosecution is charged with sharing evidence in preparation for trial not before. Also the prosecution can plead down but not up on charges.

I opine that if he gets an impartial jury Zimmerman will be acquitted of the murder charge, and maybe all other charges. Then we may have a black panther led race riot, but hopefully tempers will have cooled down by then.

People or handlers like Jessy Jackson and Al Sharpton and many others appeared to demand the out come, voiced their verdict, rallied the people, and even incited them. They became their own law.

It is to bad they don't get involved in working at stopping violence to the degree they Jessy and Al have handled this case. They come and then they go, on a whim. People and gang members on the streets continue break the law, fight one another and die. Al and Jessy are silent.

Some people just can't let justice play out until after all the evidence is gathered and presented. It is difficult getting past all the handlers, and their threats.

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So in your opinion, do you agree that Angela Cory did what she was supposed to do?

It appears you know about the legal processes. I didn't realize there were all these other steps you wrote about.

Thanks for sharing some of your expertise.

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dershowitz is on a tv show. This in itself brings questions to why he would say things. You know the entire keep the ratings up so he keeps his job thingy.

Next, every piece of evidence is not required to be presented in this sort of affidavit. Only the evidence the prosecutor believes justifies the charge.

Lastly, state and especially federal, prosecutors routinely seek more severe charges. Specifically, the higher the charge the more apt they can get a defendent to plea down and/or to give a jury wiggle room.

As for riots, the more the media and the other idiots out there keep fanning that flame, the more likely it is to occur. I doubt dershowitz, fox, msnbc, jackson, sharpton, or anymother person or entity will be around if the riots occur. Nope they will have slinked back under the rock they came until it's time for them to comment about the riots.

Yet another hyperbolic opinion from someone else who probably doesnt have access to all the evidence.

Maybe it is just a coincidence, but the media certainly have jumped on the lA riots of 20 years ago. Seems like they are trying to fan the flames, but maybe it's just a slow news day and they had nothing else to talk about.

Simian: Not exactly sure what Dershowitz is thinking.
ken: it doesnt matter what he was thinking, he is a practiced and well seasoned lawyer, none of us on this board has a law degree. he isn't stating an opinion, he is giving facts as he sees them. and i'm sure he has seen more than the general media has on this. just imagine the contacts this man has.

just because he is on a tv doesnt mean he is a talking head. sure it's for ratings because he is a LENGEND, which means he is one of the best and celebrated lawyers out there. at the age of 28, he became the youngest full professor of law in the history of Harvard law school and has handled several high profile legal cases.

he knows more about law that most, so if he says cory comitted perjury then you better believe she did.

ron, it doesnt matter what our opinion is as to if cory did what she was supposed to. when you have one of the best lawyers in the world say she did not then she did not. don't forget he knows more than we do.

It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. - Aristotle

i dont know of any of you have law degrees and if you do i highly doubt you have contacts and access to the same things he does much less even 1/1000th of the credentials he has. with his credentials i fully believe him when he says she comitted perjury.

no attorney has won every case thet have taken on, except perry mason and matlock and they are fictional. but lets look at his record.

he has won 13 of the 15 murder and attempted murder cases he has handled, and has represented a series of celebrity clients, including Mike Tyson, Patty Hearst, and Jim Bakker. His most notable cases include his role in 1984 in overturning the conviction of Claus von Bülow for the attempted murder of his wife, Sunny, and as the appellate adviser for the defense in the O.J. Simpson trial in 1995.

and dont forget he was so good he became the youngest full professor of law at harvard at age 28. i would bet no one in the state of florida is as good as he is. i might be wrong on that as they arent as well publicized.

he could take angela cory and run circles around her, chew her up and spit her out like it was nothing. comparing her to him is like comparing a kid in kindegarten to a college student.

he knows she was appointed out of political necessity and he isnt afraid to say it!

you were correct, i did not know what a law degree is called, as i'm sure most that have never been to law school would not know either. so i looked it up and educated myself. thanks for the prompt.
it turns out they are called many things: bachelor of law, juris doctor,
and legum doctor to name a few. what term were you referring to?

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if D is so great answer a few questions, since you are drooling over his 'cradentials' I'm sure you have the answers.

Of ALL the cases he has tried, how many did he win?

How many cases total has he tried?

When was his last case he handled himself?

Now compare that information to cory's and let us know what you find.

I am unimpressed with dershowitz. he is a has been who has been riding his name for a long time for things he did many years ago. hence hs appears on news channels as an advisor. Which do you think pays better? Trying cases or a TV advisor?

LOL

Do I have a law degree? Nope, and I dont want one. However, I can read english and am intelligent enough to understand what I read. Law IS NOT rocket science. By this I mean to say that even Ken could understand what is written in law procedings and statutes if he so desired.

I have NEVER met a lawyer who impressed me. I have had to deal with a number of lawyers in my life and everytime without fail I walked away thinking I coldnt trust them. Guess what, I still feel the same way about lawyers.

simian, you call me ignorant? i have never been to law school and only presented what i found online. if i only came close dont blame me, blame whats online. i bet no one else without a law degree would know whats its called either. gonna call them ignorant too?

jo you are right, except in simians eyes. he doesnt believe one of the worlds greatest lawers and will slam anyone that takes a lgendary lawery's opinion over his.

we will not bow to you not so great simian.

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I did research on him before i posted. i did indeed read about his life and how liberal he is. that does not have anything to do with what he knows about the law. i did not post his opinion, i posted the facts he saw as a lawyer. no i will not jump on a bandwagon because after reading dershowitz'z statements of the facts no other lawyer could convince me that cory has done and is doing the right thing.

my opinion is this case is now about politics. zimmerman was not arrested originally because there wasnt enough evidence. the cops wanted to arrest him but the prosecutor said no. after a public outcry the governor appointed cory to make things happen to appease the black community. i think she is playing very loosely with the law and dershowitz isnt afraid to call her out on it.

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In preparing to indictment someone the prosecutor presents just a small part of their evidence. They present just enough evidence to get the indictment not to prosecute the whole case. The prosecutor is under no obligation to present the defenses side.

Get six lawyers together and one will have half a dozen different opinions on this and every other case. Remember until that jury renders a verdict it is all opinions.

Our governor appointed Corey to this task because he know she is savvy enough to get the indictment no matter her personal opinion. Her obtaining an indictment for murder may have saved our country from extensive race riots.

Corey plays to the voters who elected her, Dershowitz plays to a liberal audience!!

Our criminal justice system is an adversarial process. When we have a trial the prosecutor presents their evidence of guilt and the defense presents their evidence of innocent. No side is obligated to present a balanced viewpoint. The jury has to sort it all out.

In the early process the prosecutor presents enough evidence to get an indictment. The prosecutor is under no obligation to present any contra or defense perspective evidence.

Corey may be personally convinced that Zimmerman did not commit second degree murder, but she was charged by the governor to get an indictment not to defend his actions. She did the job for which she was elected. Remember the prosecutor represents the victim, Martin, in court.

Good team (Jo, Ken, TGS, Sttab)work. I liked reading your comments. Hopefully as the case moves on, I will have a liitle more insight as to some of the terminology and processes. I will try not to give opinions which shows some of my ignorance. I will just sit back, read, reason, absorb some and enjoy. Thanks for sharing your cut and pastes, opinions, and expertise.

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Sttab - a small item
While the defendant is considered innocent until proven guilty again in a court of law.
The terms for the verdict are guilty and not guilty.
The defendant is not considered innocent if acquitted but is considered not guilty in a court of law.
It is based on the standards required to achieve a verdict.
It sounds like a semantics thing and it is.

The investigating detective wanted him arrested and held that very night. The Chief of Police, Bill Lee and Seminole County Prosecutor Norm Wolfinger, met that night, which they now claim they never did, and refused to accept the capias warrant to file charges.

The governor appointed Cory as a special prosecutor AFTER the FBI and FDLE saw enough evidence to investigate both the police chief and the seminole county prosecutor's office.

the article i read said the prosecutors office did not want an arrest because there was not enough evidence to prove it wasnt self defense. if that is true, and i dont know if it is, wouldnt that mean the prosecutors office did their job? wouldnt it also mean the governor appointed cory with instructions to charge him out of politcal necessity to quiet down the masses?

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Johoto, only the prosecutor presents evidence to the grand jury. It could be witnesses or forensic or whatever. The defense is not allowed to present their side until a trial is held. If the grand jury thinks sufficient evidence has been presented to warrant a trial they issue a true bill which can result in an arrest warrant.

The trial jury not the grand jury is the one who hears all of the evidence, weighs the facts and determines guilt or innocence.

One function of a grand jury its gives the prosecution a sounding board to see how their evidence will play to the trial jury. Grand juries do play a role in our judicial system.

Corey did not use a grand jury for perhaps two reasons. First, their vote probably would have been along racial lines and therefor meaningless, and second, their may not be sufficient evidence to warren a charge of second degree murder or anything close to it.

The primary purpose of a Grand Jury is to protect the rights of the accused. Grand Juries are only required for persons accused of Federal Crimes. A lot of states don't even have Grand Juries. Grand Juries aren't required for all cases in the state of Florida.

Grand Juries weigh whatever evidence that is provided to determine if it is strong enough to support the accusation that a crime has been committed and whether it justifies a specific charge. It might be possible that a Grand Jury wasn't used in this case because the evidence that has been gathered wasn't strong enough to support a charge of murder. Manslaughter might have been the maximum that the Grand Jury would have allowed. Who knows??

the state attorney's office advised the police department on the night of the shooting that there was not sufficient grounds to charge georgezimmerman with the killing of trayvon martin. what we learned and what i learned exclusively early this morning was that it was the state attorney who is over this county who made that decision after consulting with the police chief

if this is true why? why would the police chief even consult with anyone? i thought the police arrested people on what they percieve as the law being broken and released a person if no charges are brought? this makes it sound like the police were told it would be a waste of time to arrest zimmerman and why i thought the prosecutor made the decision not to have him arrested.

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The law today is so complicated that in a high profile shooting all the legal minds consult as to the best course of action to insure justices and have a defense in case of a lawsuit for false arrest.

In another time Zimmerman may not have been arrested, but with the blacks threatening riot our governor probably in consultation with Washington decided a serious charge was necessary to preserve peace.

I agree that Corey did nothing wrong as evidence can be interpreted in many ways.

In another time Zimmerman may not have been arrested, but with the blacks threatening riot our governor probably in consultation with Washington decided a serious charge was necessary to preserve peace.

doing that made it a political, but even with that hopefully an honest outcome will happen.

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